Swann 4K NVR Security Camera System Review - Unboxing, Setup, Settings, Installation, Footage
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Today, we will be checking and testing the Swann's 4K Ultra HD NVR PoE Security Camera System Model# SWNVK-885804B2FB.
It comes with 4 NHD-885MSB Thermal Sensing IP Security Cameras and 2 NHD-885MSFB Spotlight IP Security Cameras and the 8 channel 4K NVR - NVR-8580.
I'll be doing the:
Features: 0:34
Unboxing: 4:57
Setup: 8:13
Installation: 9:46
Settings: 11:33
Sample Footage & Testing: 14:09
Here are sample 4K footage recorded from the cameras:
Video & Audio Quality - • Swann 4K PoE NVR Camer...
Video Clarity Test - • Swann 4K Ultra HD PoE ...
Night Footage - B&W to Color Night Vision - • Swann 4K Ultra HD NVR ...
Check out the Swann NVR PoE Cameras at Amazon:
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NHD-885MSFB Spotlight IP Security Camera - amzn.to/2EAR9R1
NHD-885MSB Thermal Sensing IP Security Camera - amzn.to/2SvvQUo
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Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video, it was extremely very educational, GREAT JOB!
Your video answered all my major questions and now I have the confidence to buy and install. Thank you so much!
You are welcome.
Very good tech specs on the video, very informative. Thank you very much for taking the time to put this video together and sharing it with the interested audience. We greatly appreciate your hard work. Keep up the good work and god bless you and your family.
Spectacular review. Thank you for putting your heart into your videos. It really helps the consumer make an informed decision. I look forward to your other videos. Subscribed!
This is one of the best CZcams reviews I’ve seen. Great job. Thank you.
Great review as usual man. Looking forward to part 2 and 3!!
Thank you.
just installing same system today. Great timing for a very useful video. Many thanks LH.
You are welcome.
Great video. Was looking exactly for everything you went over!
Excellent review, thanks man this setup is perfect for us, will be buying soon
This has got to be one of the best, most thorough and informative review I've seen of any security camera setup ever. Well done mate!
Thank You. I appreciate it .
Great vid man, looking the next update to this. Keep up the great work
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Awesome.. very detailed review. Thats what I was looking for. Thanks
You are welcome.
This is by far the most helpful review I have seen on this platform regarding these cameras. Thank you!
Excellent review! Thanks for doing it.
Great video as usual 👍🏼
Thank You.
Nice man you really do a great in-depth Job.
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A decent review of a product, either too long or short and either too fast or too slow. Great attention to the details! Keep up your good work, man!
Thank You.
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Neither?
Awesome video, cheers mate
When it comes to Video Camera Reviews... You are Still the Top Dog,.... :-)
Thank you, very helpful review!
We have just purchased these and were looking for some info so we know what to expect when they arrive and we install. This is a fantastic informative video, thank you!!!
How do you like them?
@@CrashedMC713 we have not installed them yet.
great review! thanks!
Thanks.
I have their 1080p DVR with PIR system and I have been pretty pleased with it. I have been wanting to see a good video clarity test with the 4k system and was happy you had a clip for that. Not sure if it is the same, but my DVR system can be accessed with the old school IE plugin if you go to the DVR's IP address. That will allow me to change nearly all of the DVR settings from my PC. Not ideal, but something to check out. Their apps on both the phone and PC are the weak link in my opinion.
I need to try that. I agree with you on the app and the PC program needs to be more user friendly.
@@LifeHackster I was slightly confused as I have the six channel for KPIR in VR 8580 set up and I am able to make modifications to all of the settings via my cell phone app as well as the Mac app and PC app. I wonder why they would change it for the next generation Spotlight version that you reviewed?
Can you do a review on the new Lorex security cams with siren,2 way talk and motion lights? Great videos by the way!! Keep them coming. 👏
Great review as always. I have been using WiFi wireless cams but now want to upgrade to the wired cameras because too many important incidents being missed by my wireless cameras.
Awesome review !!!
Great video, amazing work
Thank you.
Great review!
I have just purchased a 4K system and I am testing it today (Sunday 15 March). I am impressed so far with a 4k dome camera placed under the garage eaves. The video clarity is amazing, even though the images of passing cars, people, etc., jerk a little, it's not as bad as the Concord Security system video that comes from their 4K camera. Images in their video jerk badly, freeze a lot and disappear from the screen, which makes it hard to view live video. I had the Concord for about 3 weeks and ended up with the NVR recorder failing to show live video on one channel and then a few days later some other channels stopped displaying live video. I took the recorder back to store and even the store staff couldn't set it to work. So, they exchanged for another recorder. Doing it home, reconnected it to cameras and immediately checked it. I found the second recorder to be worse than the first, the images on screen were jerking badly and freezing for several seconds then, all of sudden the images simply disappeared. I decided enough is enough, I took a video shot of the jerking and disappearing images seen on the monitor screen with my mobile camera and then disconnected everything to return it back to store (back and forth - home to store - 11 kilometers away, I lost count on how much fuel and time I wasted). After showing the mobile video and my disappointment of paying a lot of money for something that keeps freezing the video frames, I told them to let me try the Swann 4K and see if it has the same jerky video like the Concord. They agreed, so here I am now with the Swann NVR connected and running with only one camera (I will place other cameras and operate them later). To my amazement the video clarity is perfect, the swaying tree branches and bushes are a fraction jerky but freezing of video is zero (Hope it stays that way), and if it does do what I'm expecting from this Swann products, I will write a good review. However, for Concord system, if you want to lose your hair over it, go ahead and buy it. But if you want to keep your mane like that of a Gelada monkey, then avoid this brand, as from the stress I've had, I wouldn't recommend it. I would like to know what mobile App to use for Swann. Thanks.
Do you still like your system?
All the information I needed best review thank you
Great reviews Subed
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Great review thank you.
Thank you for saving me with my cameras
Thank you for this video, it helps in my decision making...
my review is its nice no more words i didnt get to watch the full thing so ima watch it (edit nice video i require you getting this the graphic quailty is so good and recorders 24/7 this is a good camera but it looks like its so hard when you do it on the computer)
Very nice! I actually have a 4K Lorex NVR kit I purchased last year. I specifically chose the set I have now because of the color night vision and ability to (which most POE camears don't) record audio. I see Swann has taken it a step further by including two-way audio. With that said, I have to give a thumbs down to pretty much all of the POE NVR systems when it comes to software. Although you said it nicely, the apps all suck! Nest, Ring and all the rest are light years ahead of these companies when it comes ease of usability for apps. The ultimate system would have the at minimum the following:
-Accurate motion detection with zones
-Great hardware
-Great software
-POE
-Two-way audio
Like you I have a combination:
-POE system for continuous recording
-Ring doorbell
-Several Wyzecams
Some day one of these companies will get it right. Until then I'll stick with my mashup!
Yes. Most wired systems’ apps are not user friendly and needs some testing and studying to make it to work properly. There are some features that they need to add. I have to check out Lorex cameras in the future...so that I can do a comparison between this and Reolink.
That was one good review, thank you. Great review, video/sound quality and editing. 👍 One more sub to add to your list.
Thank you. I appreciate it.
great review
Thanks.
You are so easy to understand Thank you.
Awesome video review thank u
Great channel. Please talk about setting up NVR and DVR systems with mesh networks.
Great review
Thanks.
Video quality is surprisingly good and notification is super fast
Yes.. It is a pretty good system.
Spot on & Thank YOU
Love ur vids👍. Do u recommend any other NVR systems at this time? Or is Swann still one of ur top cameras ur using?
Great video!
Thanks.
@@LifeHackster Keep doing what you're doing! Greetings from Canada!
Great videos. One thing that I would suggest. You should mount a j box underneath your awning and then mount the cameras that you are testing to a removable cover. You test a lot of cameras and we enjoy your videos. If you keep mounting the cameras the way you are. You are going to make your house look like crap with all of the screw holes.
Yes, I am actually planning to do that...you just haven't seen the other holes that I made when I was running the ethernet cables :)
Thanks for the suggestion.
Good vid mate ,,
Thank you.
Ty for this. I'm looking for a 2way audio nvr camera system with good reviews
Check out my video about Swann NVR -> czcams.com/video/cr2sCjOu3PU/video.html
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Very good video.. Good testing procedures...
Thank You.
Great video..thank you!
You are welcome.
I have a question about exporting videos from the NVR. My current system which is a Swann Poe security system is about 3 years old. Early on when I would try to export videos, my two options were the original h264 or Avi. I was needing to upload to CZcams so it had to be an Avi since CZcams does not support uploading h. 264 files. Every single time I would export to Avi, the audio was nothing but static. I recall contacting Swann and they gave me some kind of response that I can't remember exactly but basically nothing they could do about that. I'm looking at buying this system and I want to make sure that when I export to either AVI or MP4 that the audio actually exports properly. Can you tell me if that is the case?
Like all your videos buddy
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Thank you!
I’m still learning about my new SWANN NVR (upgraded from a SWANN DVR system)
Trying to get used to the different options and settings for the system (I wish there was a “disable alerts” button in the phone app such as my eufy 2K doorbell has for stopping the endless notifications while I’m washing the car in the driveway)
I also want to use the time settings to stop sending me “detection” notifications during the times I have set to not record motion etc.
I think SWANN still need to improve the “new customers experience” as the “out of the box” settings can be challenging to understand. They do have a lot of videos but then you need to try searching specific settings. And they DO need to send a snapshot of what caused the detection alert as I’m tired of seeing nothing that caused it and then having to dig down in the app (after refreshing the recording list with a swipe down) to try find footage.
Will check more of your videos 😃
Great review! The price is steep. I hope they have some with lesser cameras like 4, n the price is lower. Thanks for the info.
Thanks and they do have systems that have fewer cameras and are cheaper.
@@LifeHackster how much this one o you sale it 2 camara dvr 4 channel this one can used any Difrend camara it thank you
Great Review AND very good explained!! Thanks
thank you.
Thanks for the great review. If you wanted to store the footage locally on my NAS would you still need to get the NVR?
Hi, been watching your reviews , excellent, do you answer questions ?
your ring motion alert is my doorbell alert, my cat heard it and is staring at the door growling LOL
Lol...
She's a Devon Rex, best cat breed. I want to become a camera dealer now and post some of my own videos of high end systems. Swann/qsee/lorex, etc are catching up. The technology and speed is here for us not to have good identification these days!
@@morejelloplease so what's the best one?
Thanks for the videos, it's exactly what I was looking for
Thanks for the informative review! Just a couple of quick questions on the camera speaker, how loud is the siren and how clear is the human voice coming out of the speaker?
good video thank you
Thank you for this video, helps a lot. I love Swann hardware but their software could be better. Having the menu focused on the cameras rather than the functions might improve usability, also basic & advance mode might be good for basic operations vs advance, reducing clutter. Also a permanent preview would be nice, on one corner of the screen. General useability improvements would be good
That’s true. A lot of NVR companies have an overwhelming options on their software...it is not really plug and play.
Question how can I take out the password all ways ask me for the password every time I see or try to make change in the system?
This is one of the best CZcams reviews I’ve seen
the best one Review
Thank You. I appreciate it.
Thanks man, keep up the good work
@Swann where is the Discount code :)
Thank You. I'll ask if Swann can give some type of discount and I'll update the links.
Thanks again for a great video. I just wanted to ask, have you noticed any issues with playback on the iOS app? As we have just bought and had this system installed and we have noticed that we cannot playback on the iOS home safe view app but on pc and on the nvr itself it works fine. Thanks
I would first like to thank you for the time and effort that went into developing excellent content. The video detailed extremely useful information. If you do not mind and have the time, I have a few questions about the system. Do you know if the receiver/transmitter is multi-voltage capable? I am in the market for a security system, but the A/C power here in Japan is 100 volt/60 Hz. I also noticed during your setup the time zones showed U.S. and Canada. Is Japan or Tokyo provided as options? Thanks in advance for your response.
Input of the adapter is 100-240 volts and you can pick the time zone in your area and is based on the Greenwich mean time.
Thank you for the quick response!
Geez at 15:25 when the car comes into the picture, the sound made me think a tank was rolling in. Lol By the way LifeHackster, I like what you’ve done with the intro and (extro?) end of the video. Very pro. :-) Also great review! I’m still considering the Arlo Ultra, but am hoping the child issues with the new solution will soon be ironed out. Also proper local recording. If a wired system would be an option though, this video would be very convincing.
I noticed that they audio or the mic from the cameras picks up sounds pretty good. The footage of me in my front door, I have to lower the volume down in post because it was loud.
Great review and demo.... Swann's also shows a 4 camera system for a lower price...
Thank you.
Yup I got it for 50 bucks great price.
Magnificent review! I had actually bought a POE camera system , prior to buying the wifi based devices , but returned the unopened product as I did not see myself installing or paying someone a high priced installation amount; Hence, I bought my Ring devices, nest and BlinkXT. Sure, there are one downside to them, but I can live with that. Btw, if I were to buy such NVR POE system, I would buy them to have them record 24/7 recording , not motion based. What is he length of day it'd record if it was set to non stop recording???
I'm not sure yet on how long yet, I installed it on the 23rd and the footage still goes back to that time. With my Reolink NVR, I have around 1 1/2 weeks of footage.
nice video
good video trying to learn about the technical setup process and which Camaras are best
I paid 299.00 for 8 4k cameras with spot light and Black and white night vision through BJ's whole sale. Its a Swan just an older version but I love it. I'm not connected to Google who looks through, and can record through your cameras as part of their user agreement.
Lifehackster! Great video, thank you!
Do you know if it is possible to stream the footage to the cloud or to some other offsite backup, in real time?
Great video mate. Not quite the same system I just got but close enough to follow settings.
Question....what size harddrive does yours have and how many days recording do you get with cameras set to 24/7 record?
great vid and well explained! thanks....what do you think of the system after having it up for 6 months now? any drawbacks?
Works pretty good.. I set it to record 24/7 and turned off push motion alerts..
@@LifeHackster why do you have alerts off? Are you getting tons of false alerts?
What do you use for motion alert?
Good review. Better than the rest of the youtube amatures..
Hi , great overall review, could you tell me, does the dvr recorder need to be connected to the router permanently ? Thanks.
Yes it does other wise it will not record. it will record two weeks at a time with a 2TB hard drive that comes with it. if you choose to go to 6 TB hard drive you can record up to two months worth and then it will just record over itself in a loop
Great information, as far as using the app is there a delay or is it real time ? my concern is the 2 way take how effective is it from the app ? also can longer cables be purchased? and lastly when you were mounting the camera and stuffing the wires through the hole I seen a 2nd wire or pigtail not connected to anything , what is that connection for ? Again thank you I am looking at both the Lornx and swan systems, I do like the 2 way talk but only if its not delayed from the mobile phone. Thank you for your reply.
Great video, thank you! Question: Can you run all your cat5 cables to a hub in your attic or to one location and then run only one cat5 to your nvr?
No, not this NVR. The cameras need to be plugged in at the back of the NVR.
Cool channel 👍
Does the cameras work via an other subnet network that I have in the house or must it be via the NVR network ports?
Does the cameras only work with the Swann NVR or could it work with eg MotionEyeOS on a Raspberry PI?
I have it installed via NVR so I’m not sure if it can be integrated with other systems.
Very nice review.
Did you use static or dynamic IP addressing?
The dynamic setup can be tricky with a DDNS setup and port forwarding if you want to access things remotely.
I didn’t have to mess with DDNS or anything. I use the app to set it up which is just scanning the QR code on the NVR and everything is automatic after that. It uses P2P connection.
Well done
Thanks.
Any chance you can do motion testing with the cameras? one of the biggest bummers with these newer residential cameras is the lack of motion recording quality and you get that ghost like video of someone running or something. Also do you know how many FPS is the camera at 4k?
Great video as usual, but, I wish you would include the quality of customer service provided by all the different products you review.I have been looking for a system that also includes responsive customer support and am yet unable to find something decent. From a majority of the reviews on Amazon, even large companies as for example Lorex, complain of very poor or non existent customer support. I think that including this important aspect, would put some pressure on these companies to stand by their products.Thank you for your very detailed reviews.
I totally agree. I'm looking to buy a system too, and reliable customer service is a must. I've also read lots of reviews, but only with negative comments.
Good video I have a question comes with 6 camaras if buy the 2 extra cameras can be with the spotlight?
Yes, you can..
Very informative and can you add 2 wireless cameras to this system, and if so, what is the wireless range?
Do you have to plug in the ethernet cable to the router in order to have live view camera from your phone add ??
Hi fantastic video again keep up the good work have you ever done a video on August Pro + Connect 3rd Gen if not would be nice if you did one
Thanks and I'll look into August products.
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When are you going to be able to review the Reolink 4K system. I love your videos.
I'm not sure yet. Reolink will be sending me one when it becomes available.
Yes, he has great reviews 👍🏻
can you arm and disarm the system via app after leaving the house or before entering the house
Hi, I would like to ask what would you recommend for a good security outdoor camera?
Great video!
Do you know if the NVR is compatible with an aftermarket wireless mouse?
No... it needs to be plugged in.
Great review. I’ll like to see a list of the best WiFi PTZ security camera. 20 times optical or more zoom.
question i currently own this system without the spotlights cameras and recently updated the firmware and my problem since is the resolution does not allow to see the edge of screen for the menus on the side or the bottom can you help
⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the most important things nobody has mentioned is the extremely low 15 FPS this camera puts out. According to the sample 4K video samples provided here on this CZcams channel I was finally able to determine it is 15 fps which is super low if you are new to IP cameras.( this fps is the same as Lorex ) - I purchased another 4K Swann camera about 2 years ago ( no audio was available on cameras at that time ) - the camera does 20 fps, and it choppy with any fast action. Other than that, it's laser sharp. I'd even say it's sharper than this camera. It's disappointing that Swann has decreased the fps to 15 down from 20. When you look at Swann's 1080p cameras ( 5 megapixel) at 30 fps and compare movement to the 4K @20fps, it's very disappointing, and going down to 15 fps, it's just terrible, unless the person is not moving. Swann conveniently has zero info about the fps on this camera, I've looked for a good 20 mins, even looking at their online manuals. I finally found it by looking at the fps of the sample 4K videos provided here. Do some Googling, nobody has the fps rating anywhere. No online vendors, no reviews. There you have it. Seems adding the audio means dropping the framerate of these cameras so that they can still tranfer fast enough data at 4K. Watch some Swann 1080p 5 mp videos, you'll be amazed how razor sharp they are, and motion is very smooth.
I did mention and I actually said that I will get comments on this about the
15 fps and Swann has it posted on their website -> www.swann.com/us/swnvk-885804b2fb
It is not on the camera specs but on the NVR - playback speed "Frame Rate up to 15fps @ 4K"
I was looking at these online today and I confirm it’s written in the specs list.
1080p=5mp? I don't think so.
What would you recommend for a security setup I just bought a home trying find the best bang for my buck. Mainly outside cameras
Wired setup NVR is the most reliable and dependable setup but Ring security light cameras and doorbell (wired) comes in close second.
Very nice. I need 16 cameras
Do you leave the Spotlight "Light Level" Intensity at 100% percent on all cameras? Did you need to reduce the intensity to avoid 'over exposure' on the video?
It is 100% all the time..it is not that bright to cause overexposure.
Hello, nice review. I just wanted to ask if the cameras only connects with the cat5 cable or does it need a power cable as well. Thank you.
Cat 5 has power also